To:THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE COAL INDUSTRY

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Glavugol,S.E.C.

Pleaselet me know without delay how far the things
have gone with the purchase abroad of coal-cutting
machines for the Donets Basin.

ComradeSmolyaninov has informed me that he has
established from his telephone conversations with Comrade
Grigoryev that there are some doubts at Glavugol about
the proven advisability of making extensive use of
coal-cutting machines in the extraction of coal, or at any rate,
that the production effect expected by Comrade Pyatakov
from the use of coal-cutting machines is exaggerated.

Pleaselet me have absolutely precise and definite
information about Glavugol’s opinion on the advisability of
coal-cutting machines in the extraction of coal in the
Donets Basin, and on the effect their use in production can
have on boosting output.

Alsolet me know where, and where best, coal-cutting
machines can be bought—in Germany or in Britain, and
how soon this can be done.

V.Ulyanov(Lenin)Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars